Prebiotically-relevant low polyion multivalency can improve functionality of membraneless compartments

Short cationic peptides and nucleotides can form complex coacervates, but the influence of reduced multivalency on coacervate functionality was not investigated. Here, the authors report that coacervates formed from short polyions generate distinct pH microenvironments, accumulate RNA and preserve n...

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Main Authors: Fatma Pir Cakmak, Saehyun Choi, McCauley O. Meyer, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Christine D. Keating
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d861f2e1aa72455a95349767626d8ff5
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